Everybody’s talking about recovery. But what about innovation? It’s a question that Steve Kimmel is asking — from a business development point of view. As Kimmel sees it, government contractors have a significant role to play on two fronts. In addition to furthering the success of government customers, contractors can help promote the ultimate driver [...]
June 21st, 2010 | Filed under Executive Spotlight,General | Read More »
This is the year for health IT. With federal stimulus dollars on the table, healthcare providers — large and small — are making the switch from paper charts to electronic records. Well-implemented, usable EHRs have the potential to revolutionize the healthcare sector. For a look at how one company is doing just that, ExecutiveBiz recently [...]
September 30th, 2009 | Filed under Healthcare IT | Read More »
After just seven more missions to the International Space Station (ISS), the Space Shuttle will retire without a replacement. Ex-Lockheed Martin CEO Norm Augustine, chair of the United States Human Space Flight Plans Committee review, has published his committee’s findings, and NASA’s budgetary future looks bleak. Augustine told PBS “the human space flight program really isn’t executable with [...]
August 19th, 2009 | Filed under Cybersecurity | Read More »
Q&A | It’s been a little over a year since Lee Carrick assumed the ranks as president of Perot Systems Government Services. In that short amount of time, Carrick has built a leadership team with a strong collaborative spirit. The proof is in the numbers. Carrick’s unit picked up $300 million in re-competes this past [...]
August 3rd, 2009 | Filed under Cybersecurity | Read More »
For anyone looking for federal funding for technology projects, US Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra has this advice: Apply, even if your idea doesn’t seamlessly fit into a federal program’s specifications. “Great ideas get funded regardless of rules,” said Chopra this past Friday, following a presentation at The City Club of Cleveland. He was speaking [...]
July 14th, 2009 | Filed under Cybersecurity | Read More »
Over the past week, the stimulus package has been talked about as a sort of fiscal version of “Where’s Waldo?” “Where’s the $787 billion?” asks BusinessWeek. Meanwhile, US Vice President Joe Biden offered up a strong defense of the administration’s pace in releasing the funds. So, what does that pace mean for industry? Here’s what [...]
July 13th, 2009 | Filed under General | Read More »
If ever there was a time to demonstrate value to your customers, this is it. Obama’s recent contracting memo articulated that urgency and raised the stakes over a key issue: how to add value to federal customers — and show it. That’s something Gregg Mossburg, who leads CGI Federal’s Solution and Business Development organization, knows [...]
June 9th, 2009 | Filed under News | Read More »
